Film Distributor Is Working
To Crack the Asian Market

M ORE THAN a dozen independent Asian-American films have gone into production since 1996. All of them face a basic problem with marketing and distribution.

Quentin Lee and Justin Lin, who wrote, directed, produced and distributed "Shopping for Fangs," hope their film will be a harbinger of an Asian-American film boom like the one Spike Lee spawned for African-Americans with "She's Gotta Have It" in 1986....